irregular
querer
to want, to love
Present
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quiero | |
| tú | quieres | |
| él, ella, usted | quiere | |
| nosotros | queremos | |
| ellos, ustedes | quieren | |
| vosotros, Spain only | queréis |
Past, the preterite
The tense for a finished action at a definite time. It is the past you need first.
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quise | |
| tú | quisiste | |
| él, ella, usted | quiso | |
| nosotros | quisimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | quisieron |
The thing that catches people out
quisiera is a separate form that works as a fixed polite would like. Use it in a restaurant and quiero at a counter, and nobody will ever correct you.
In a sentence
quiero un caféI want a coffee
te quieroI love you